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Digital ID necessity increases in Nigeria despite lingering challenges

Feb 13, 2025, 11:33 am EST

Access to all social services in Nigeria will henceforth be mandatorily tied to the National Identification Number (NIN). This follows…

Feb 10, 2025, 4:11 pm EST

FIC Professionals Network Plc, an organization working to drive financial inclusion in Nigeria, says it has received the greenlight from…

Jan 27, 2025, 1:30 pm EST

Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced the imminent launch of a General Multipurpose Card (GMPC) that will support…

Jan 24, 2025, 11:21 am EST

Zimbabwe is taking the path of countries such as India and Nigeria with the creation of a digital farmer ID…

Jan 23, 2025, 10:12 am EST

Africa’s biggest economy may have got its population figures wrong for nearly two decades. The Nigerian senate got into a…

Jan 16, 2025, 8:07 am EST

Nigeria has a new target to issue at least 180 million digital IDs by December 31, 2026, following the World…

Jan 6, 2025, 12:34 pm EST

The National Identity Management Commission of Nigeria (NIMC) says it is looking at ways of streamlining and expanding the rollout…

Dec 30, 2024, 10:56 am EST

The World Bank now expects Nigeria to issue the National Identification Number (NIN) to 180 million people, a target that…

Dec 16, 2024, 4:25 pm EST

The voter ID in Nigeria, known officially as the Permanent Voter Card (PVC), may no longer be a requirement for…

Dec 11, 2024, 4:38 pm EST

Nigeria is planning to implement the MOSIP platform with its digital identity management system and upgrade its biometric capabilities with…